Questions tagged [whatsapp-messenger]
WhatsApp Messenger is an alternative to SMS messaging and is very similar to BlackBerry Messenger.
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How does WhatsApp's View Once work? Does it take internal storage for showing the photos, or are they directly showing it from the server?
For WhatsApp's View Once photos, are the photos saved somewhere in the phone's internal storage? Or are they directly shown from WhatsApp's server? As WhatsApp claimed they are not stored in photos or ...
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WhatsApp's chat history restore failed, trying to restore from local backup also failed
On the 14th Aug morning, when I opened WhatsApp, it was saying to restore chat history:
Restore chat history
Something went wrong with your chat history. Don't worry, you can restore your chat ...
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WhatsApp audio calls fail to connect
I recently bought a second-hand Nexus 6 running Lineage OS 18.1. Everything working great with one exception: WhatsApp reproducibly fails to establish audio calls with the error:
Couldn't place a ...
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When crypt14 file of WhatsApp database is deleted automatically after 7 days, is it possible to recover it in Android 12? Are they permanently deleted
I downloaded some data recovery apps from Play Store. They failed to recover my deleted data, but they show some hidden WhatsApp files like .status.
Can they recover and steal my database file from ...
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Whatsapp media and Android 11: media folder changed?
After upgrading my OnePlus 6T from Android 9 to 11, all my images disappeared in WhatsApp, with typical error message:
"Sorry, this media file doesn't exist on your internal storage"
The ...
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Move Whatsapp media folder to SD card without rooting?
Hello Android experts,
The internal storage of a Xiaomi Redmi 7A (Android 9) is running low, so I wish to free up space by moving Whatsapp media storage to the SD card.
I moved the folder manually, ...
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How to backup WhatsApp chats including voice notes
There are plenty of questions addressing WhatsApp backups but none seem to work for me.
Even trying the built in options isn't working at all. Using export chat without media only goes back to ...
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WhatsApp chats are not sorted chronologically
I'm using Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Starting today, my WhatsApp chats are not sorted chronologically. When a new message comes in, it's supposed to display at the top of the chat list, but that's not ...
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SD card internal storage - photos not showing in Photos - how do I format/unmount safely to not lose WhatsApp history?
The storage on my Android 11 phone (Fairphone 3) was running out so I mounted a Lexar micro SD card to increase storage. I now realise this was a mistake but not knowing any better I formatted it as ...
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How do I attach a video larger than 16 MB in Whatsapp
It is not uncommon to see videos larger than 100 MB on whatsapp sent as a video clip. How is that accomplished?
I tried to find it on the internet. I know there are some obvious ways like the ...
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Incorrect name on WhatsApp
When someone saves my coordinates using WhatsApp, They see a wrong name which is being reflected as Default ( Probably an old short name of mine), how do I correct this issue. I use an Android Phone ( ...
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Where Are the WhatsApp Backup Database Files? [duplicate]
I'm trying to get a backup of my WhatsApp messages and copy it to my PC, so that I can view my message archive outside WhatsApp on my PC using a 3rd party app - maybe WhatsApp Viewer. However, after ...
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Rename a Whatsapp conversation from a former employee to the new employee
We use WhatsApp a lot at work. We had an employee leave and now her replacement logged in and it comes up as the former employee.
How do we change it at both ends to make sure everyone knows who she ...
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Can any other programs affect receiving WhatsApp messages when in use?
Curious as to why one gray tick happens when sending a WhatsApp message, as well as why calls are not being received.
Is it possible that another program conflicts with WhatsApp and the ability to ...
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Delete photos from WhatsApp backup
I had recently painstakingly deleted lot of unwanted WhatsApp photos from my gallery to save storage space. But unfortunately WhatsApp has again restored all those photos (probably from backup). How ...
